UPDATES: Congestion after car flips over on M5 between Portishead and Clevedon near Bristol

A car has flipped over in a single-vehicle crash in wet and windy conditions on the M5 southbound near Bristol.

The accident happened at around 10.30am this morning, Tuesday, January 2, and is causing delays and tailbacks up the M5 as far as Avonmouth.

The crash has closed one of the four lanes on the section between Portishead and the Gordano services, junction 19, and junction 20 for Clevedon.

Latest updates as we get them will be here:

13:31

Last debris removed southbound

Highways England have reported that the last debris has now been removed from the M5 southbound, and all is now fine.Northbound, however, there’s still lots of congestion approaching Bristol from Clevedon.

12:59

Southbound now clear, but still congestion northbound

It seems the southbound side, where the car flipped over, is now clear, but there are still long delays northbound.